RAPTORS ARENA DECISION COMING SOON

The Raptors and a local Cadillac dealerhsip are close to a
decision on "whether to go ahead with an arena at Bay and Dundas
-- or cancel the idea in favor of another downtown site." That
is according to a team official who said it is likely a deal will
"be decided in the next week or 10 days." Although the
Bay/Dundas site was a key ingredient in the Raptors expansion
bid, "almost a year to the day from the bid being awarded, the
would-be arena remains in limbo." If there is no agreement
between the team and Cadillac Fairview, the Raptors could "wind
up in a new arena" near SkyDome or another downtown site (Jim
Byers, TORONTO STAR, 9/29).